ICarly (video game)
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iCarly is a Adventure video game loosely based on the TV series of the same name
. The Wii
Version of the game was developed by Blitz Games
, while the Nintendo DS
version was developed by Human Soft. The game was released in North America
for Nintendo DS on October 27, 2009, and for Wii
on October 20, 2009. Both versions were also released in Europe and Australia
in November 6, 2009. Based on the Television series, iCarly is about a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie.
Mini-games, presented as show skits, allow players to work with the characters through new adventures. The iCreate mode lets players add their own touches to the webisodes by swapping out props, characters, color schemes, audio, intros, outros and other elements. Up to four players can either compete or cooperate to complete the skits and earn Web-Creds, which can then be used to purchase new items, props, accessories and locations from in-game website
s.
s.
announced that they had reached an agreement with Activision
to produce an iCarly video game for the Nintendo DS
and the Wii
systems.
, was released for the Wii and Nintendo DS in 2010. That game was also received negatively as well.
ICarly
iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan...
. The Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
Version of the game was developed by Blitz Games
Blitz Games
Blitz Games is a division of Blitz Games Studios and is responsible for producing its family titles, which are often licensed games based on well known IP. It is located in Warwickshire, England...
, while the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
version was developed by Human Soft. The game was released in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
for Nintendo DS on October 27, 2009, and for Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
on October 20, 2009. Both versions were also released in Europe and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in November 6, 2009. Based on the Television series, iCarly is about a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie.
Mini-games, presented as show skits, allow players to work with the characters through new adventures. The iCreate mode lets players add their own touches to the webisodes by swapping out props, characters, color schemes, audio, intros, outros and other elements. Up to four players can either compete or cooperate to complete the skits and earn Web-Creds, which can then be used to purchase new items, props, accessories and locations from in-game website
Website
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s.
Plot
Based on the Television series, iCarly is about a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie while her dad is in the Navy. Carly's videos that are uploaded on the iCarly site are being deleted, and it turns out that Nevel has taken down their website. So Carly and her friends have to get their website back.Gameplay and Features
There are 10 Mini-games, presented as show skits, and they allow players to work with the characters through new adventures. The iCreate mode lets players add their own touches to the webisodes by swapping out props, characters, color schemes, audio, intros, outros and other elements. Up to four players can either compete or cooperate to complete the skits and earn Web-Creds, which can then be used to purchase new items, props, accessories and locations from in-game websiteWebsite
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
s.
Development
On May 13, 2009, NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
announced that they had reached an agreement with Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
to produce an iCarly video game for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
systems.
Reception
Critical Response was generally negative. Although some praised the game's option to create webisodes, it was criticized for being too short, Colton West of Game Thirst rated the game a 1/10, saying that the game was simple for a toddler to play, Colton criticized the game's repetitive gameplay, presentation and badly recorded audio.Sequel
A sequel, iCarly 2: iJoin the ClickICarly 2: iJoin The Click
iCarly 2: iJoin the Click is a video game loosely based on the TV series of the same name. It is the sequel to the original iCarly game.-Gameplay:...
, was released for the Wii and Nintendo DS in 2010. That game was also received negatively as well.